Download or read book An Essay on the Metaphysics of Descartes written by Marthinus Versfeld and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1940, this book provides a thorough discussion of René Descartes philosophy of metaphysics, examining the three major points of the mind and body, freedom of the will and religion and science. Specific chapters are devoted to the Cartesian theory and the Meditations, in particular the Sixth.